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Todd Graves: Restaurants desperately need community support
In light of the most recent updates regarding COVID-19, several cities and states have issued a stay-at-home mandate, and more will continue to do...
Virus roundup …
• Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced Friday the extended closure of all city-parish buildings—including City Hall and all community centers—to the public with access...
Roundup: Rig count drops / Latter and Blum / Cloud computing
Leading indicator: The number of operating U.S. oil and gas rigs plummeted by 44 this week, according to the Baker Hughes rig count. The...
How private medicine is dealing with coronavirus restrictions
When most people think of health care right now, they're thinking about the hospitals and critical care units that are scrambling to care for...
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, LABI’s Stephen Waguespack to explain federal coronavirus aid package during...
Congress is expected to pass the $2 trillion federal stimulus package today, and President Donald Trump says he'll quickly sign it. Once approved, the...
BRAC: Here’s what’s in the CARES Act for small businesses
The CARES Act has passed. The historic stimulus package includes important provisions for small businesses, including:
• Paycheck Protection Program (SBA 7(a))—Business loans up to...
House passes $2.2T rescue package, rushes it to Trump
Acting swiftly in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package this morning, tossing a life preserver to...
Mimosa Handcrafted launches hug ring to help feed health workers
Mimosa Handcrafted has always tried to give back to the community, but during this crisis, with officials calling for social distancing, owner Madeline Ellis...
Local entrepreneurs roll out platforms to help struggling makers, retailers
Local entrepreneurs are exploring different ways to help out an in-demand niche market: makers and retailers that want to continue selling their goods while...
Impacted by COVID-19? No collateral needed for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Certain requirements for the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan have been lifted to help assist businesses affected by COVID-19.
That’s according to Susheel...
Roundup: Louisiana Survey / Fauci doughnuts / NBA game plan
Postponed: The 2020 Louisiana Survey, a project of the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication,...
Virus roundup …
• Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week—almost five times the previous record set in 1982—amid a widespread economic shutdown caused...
Baton Rouge area hospitals prepare for wave of patients
Baton Rouge area hospitals are setting aside space to deal with the influx of COVID-19 patients by moving unused units and separating possibly infected...
Baton Rouge launches B2B donation site for health care supplies
A Baton Rouge task force has launched a business donation site for health care personal protection supplies in the wake of mass shortages caused...
The check isn’t in the mail: Multifamily landlords bracing for April ‘tsunami’
With April rent checks due in less than a week, landlords are starting to hear from tenants who aren’t going to be able to...
Ochsner increasing testing and ICU beds; shifting staff to cover shortages
Ochsner Health System says it’s continuing to increase testing and ICU bed space as well as ordering more ventilators and supplies as the number...
Wait times for COVID-19 test results in Baton Rouge grow as demand surges
Residents can expect up to a seven-day wait to receive results from the drive-thru COVID-19 testing center that opened last week at Baton Rouge...
Roundup: Video call guide / Government Street work / Business contingency plans
Facetime: No one was really prepared for the work-from-home transition, and there are limitations to what we can all do. But now feels like...
Baton Rouge auto dealers cut back hours, push online services as new car sales...
Though car dealerships have been exempted from the statewide stay-at-home order that went into effect Monday evening, Baton Rouge area auto dealers say new...
LSU professor studying how to speed up the internet, at just the right time
Now that half the world is confined to using the Internet for work, ordering food, and staying abreast of the latest news, long loading...
